Shark Turtle for Playdate

Devlog

• Now available for Mac and Windows!
  April 01, 2025 by gingerbeardman

  Buyers of Shark Turtle for Playdate get the desktop version for free! Check out this bundle: https://itch.io/s/150167/shark-turtle-double-dip... Continue reading

  
• Coming soon to Mac/PC/iPhone/Dreamcast
  March 24, 2025 by gingerbeardman

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  You may have seen this on my socials, but I’ve ported SHARK TURTLE to Love2D . In terms of code the game grid class is the only thing that I carried across. Given that Playdate SDK was inspired by L... Continue reading
• Optimisation
  March 19, 2025 by gingerbeardman

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  #performance

  When I built Shark Turtle in 2023 I was concerned about maintaining fast updates and animation, but was aware that most of the time the screen would be static. How to strike the right balance in perfo... Continue reading

  
• Scoring Formula
  March 18, 2025 by gingerbeardman

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  #scoring

  There are lots of scoring variations for SameGame . The original CHAIN SHOT game gave linear scores for groups of 5 or more blocks—quite punishing! The most well known implementations are summarised... Continue reading

  
• Fun Facts
  March 17, 2025 by gingerbeardman

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  The hand cursor also appears in Sparrow Solitaire Some sound effects were reused in Fore! Track The font slowly got wider and ended up in YOYOZO as featured in Ars Technica’s “Best Games of... Continue reading
• Choons
  March 16, 2025 by gingerbeardman

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  #music, #dova-syndrome

  All music was sourced from DOVA-SYNDROME a Japanese royalty free music website with a comprehensive search system. Over the years I’ve spent countless hours and days listening to tunes there, follow... Continue reading
• Old Code, New Release
  March 11, 2025 by gingerbeardman

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  I decided to release some old games that were used for pitches Have fun!... Continue reading